AUCHTERARDER STUDENT STUART GETS AN
OUTING IN TREASURE COAST CLASSIC
Stuart Burns from Auchterarder, a freshman student at Evansville University, Indiana, finished joint 57th in a field of 70 for the Treasure Coast Classic college tournament at Indian Hills Golf Club, Fort Pierce, Florida this week.
Stuart, a former pupil of Dollar Academy and the 2004 Perth & Kinross boys' match-play champion, scored 79, 73 and 71 for 223. Now if it had been a four-round tournament he was on course to break 70!
It's tough for Stuart in his first year at Evansville University because they have a massive golf squad roster of 14 players, four of whom are seniors, i.e. in their fourth and final year. Only five get to play for a team in the university tournaments but the college golf coach can send extra players to events to compete as individuals.
This is what happened to Stuart in the Treasure Classic this week, so obviously the Evansville University coach is nurturing the young Scot for a regular place in the team, perhaps starting in the 2007-2008 college golf season.
Winner of the Treasure Coast Classic, by the way, was Keegan Bradley (St John's University) with some fantastic scoring - 63, 65 and 64 for a 21-under-par total of 192. Not surprisingly, Keegan won by eight shots.
Evansville University (832) finished third of the 11 competing colleges. St John's (812) won the team title from Florida Atlantic (821).
OUTING IN TREASURE COAST CLASSIC
Stuart Burns from Auchterarder, a freshman student at Evansville University, Indiana, finished joint 57th in a field of 70 for the Treasure Coast Classic college tournament at Indian Hills Golf Club, Fort Pierce, Florida this week.
Stuart, a former pupil of Dollar Academy and the 2004 Perth & Kinross boys' match-play champion, scored 79, 73 and 71 for 223. Now if it had been a four-round tournament he was on course to break 70!
It's tough for Stuart in his first year at Evansville University because they have a massive golf squad roster of 14 players, four of whom are seniors, i.e. in their fourth and final year. Only five get to play for a team in the university tournaments but the college golf coach can send extra players to events to compete as individuals.
This is what happened to Stuart in the Treasure Classic this week, so obviously the Evansville University coach is nurturing the young Scot for a regular place in the team, perhaps starting in the 2007-2008 college golf season.
Winner of the Treasure Coast Classic, by the way, was Keegan Bradley (St John's University) with some fantastic scoring - 63, 65 and 64 for a 21-under-par total of 192. Not surprisingly, Keegan won by eight shots.
Evansville University (832) finished third of the 11 competing colleges. St John's (812) won the team title from Florida Atlantic (821).
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